Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-04-02

A year ago To-day Jeu. was hanged.
Georgia minstrels next Monday night.
The Wyoming passed down at 8: SIS, p. ~,
Thursday.
Prof. Fl. Demand. In response to a f1atter-
ing call. is a candidate for county school COM
missioner.
Miss MollIs O'Malley's school at Yelling
ton closed last Saturday. 1t had been quite
pleasant and successful.
AL johnson has a barber and cigar shop
that is second to none and equal to any In st,
Louis. We like to see this. as it speaks well
for our city. There may be those that equal
it, but none west of the Mississippi river
surpass 1t.
Higginsvilie Post George Vivion
re- urned last Friday from his bunting and
fishing expedition in Texas county, and re-
ports that he had a good time. We learn
that he traded his outfit and $50 cash for 100
acres of land In that county"
Holden Enterprise: 1.-The Colorado rail-
way surveyors have run the line through and
be, ond Hlgginsville. They found a good
route and the general impression is, IL the
Sibley end of the line is built at all. it will go
by Sedalia and Eigzinsville. That is the
best aud the proper route"
Mr.. Edward P. Roe, author of barriers
Burned Away and other tales, is a chaste
and entertaining writer, growing In popular
favor a. he becomes better known. Mr.. Ed.
g.. Loomis has in stock in 3 cheap form his
last work, The Hornets Nest" q vivid
picture of The res olutionary war In the old
North State, and u book which every boy and
girl should read In order to know Just whal
hat war really was. Price rs cents.
Odessa:-.ou correspondent has beer
silent for sometime owing to other matters
that were pressing upon his hands, but we
will furnish you items d little more regularly
in the future. The town Is quiet save an oc.
c~asional arrest. A rather desperate charac.
ter came in town Tuesday and became In
toXicaled and deied the authorities, but City
Marshal Vinson collsred him and lodged hiM
in the calaboose lO coo. of, when IN u short
tune u smoke was seen ooZing from the win
dows and the boose would have soon been II
ashes had not the flames been e~xtinguished
A. state warrant was issued and he was ex
am!ued before Squire Ryland and bOuns
over TO await the action Of the grand jury
! He gave his name as K. w. Warren and sail
he had just come from Colorado and WA
working for some farme near Odessa. H
VIII probably lodge In the penitentiaIy
: News reached here Tuesday Of the murdel
Of Basil Chichester, on Saturday, VI W cling
ton, b. Js.. Callahan. We did not learn tn
cause of the murder. The c. j. A. railway
company are having d flower garden made a
the depot in this city, bstwesn the main tracl
aud tie south switch. II will be about 10
feet long, and they expect to plant q larry,
: variety OF flowers in d short time. II Is re
: ported here that the workmen are engaged il
the building of the Santa ke ROAD lrola sibis.
L1oT,h direction of this city. There is IL
news IN connection with the NJ, c. j. K
RAILROAD. Col. Dennison, the president, me
the syndicate lii Chicago, Friday, aud Ia
. next thing expected here Is Il train load Q
J mules, carts and men to break dirt in til
. con struction ui The road, Property has ad
. EAueed D. pr cent. here within Inc last few
? months. Rev. j. Il. Gauss, pastor Of the 0
: s. Presb. terrain church in this city, is havinI
! q handsome residence erected on Secou
}. streeR, near the college. The literary soclei
& bias become u popular resort for The cid a
y well a. the young, Large crowds alten
d sach meeting aGd the exercises, are highl
? entertaining. The society will adjourn in
y few weeks Until next fall. The snow was
5 surprise but gladly received, As u rain is 5
y badly needed. The farmers say that some G
7 the wheat tlslds are entirely ruined for wsI
y Of rain. Gardening was in full blast whs
e che snow came, but the programme is chang
Z ed and the old men are now rustling arOun
: 10 Keep the stoves hot. Miss Nora Cobb, ,
> Dover. is visiting her sister, Mrs. julie Coe, ,
+ ih'- city. Miss Jennie Hereford left, Mon
tsy, Tor ViuiRg, Kansas, to visit her brother